69 Mustang w/390

Some old lady is selling one unlisted for $4000. Husband passed away. Supposedly the body and interior is in great shape. Was pondering the idea of dropping in my 430hp 390 into it. Since they did come with 428's, I wouldn't think it would be to difficult. Anybody have any info on this?

Think they came with 351W, 390, 428, and maybe 302's? That'd be crazy if it was a 428.

Ya, I jump the gun a bit. Found out it's a 67 Fastback. Going to look at it tonight. Is there specific areas to look out for rusting? I heard the 'torque box' area could be bad. Basically any stress point I would think.

Pay very close attention to rust in the tranny tunnel. These are unibody cars and and any rust in areas other than doors and trunk lids is a potential nightmare. From the pics, it looks like there's rust under the rocker panels and the side scoops that's been painted over. Hard to tell.
$4000 is an ok price if the car is rust free.

Pay very close attention to rust in the tranny tunnel. These are unibody cars and and any rust in areas other than doors and trunk lids is a potential nightmare. From the pics, it looks like there's rust under the rocker panels and the side scoops that's been painted over. Hard to tell.
$4000 is an ok price if the car is rust free.

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Would that be tunnel edge near the firewall? Because I would they it would be quite difficult to see anything above the tranny. I'll be looking at the undercarriage soon. The info is great.

Would that be tunnel edge near the firewall? Because I would they it would be quite difficult to see anything above the tranny. I'll be looking at the undercarriage soon. The info is great.

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Places to look for rust:

Front frame rails, rear frame rails, inner fender panels (up under the battery, and on top of the panel itself), Cowl (very important you look up under the dash with a HD flashlight), floors, bottom corners of the doors, rear section of the front fenders by the doors, quarter panels, trunk floor. If you find rust in the transmission tunnel area, walk away from the car, as this only happens to the true basket cases. Also check the shock towers for stress cracks. If they fail, the upper A arms will come off.